diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothAdapter.java b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothAdapter.java
index 735d84e72b675..ff52f27447c08 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothAdapter.java
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothAdapter.java
@@ -1031,28 +1031,6 @@ public final class BluetoothAdapter {
         return null;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * enable or disable Bluetooth HCI snoop log.
-     *
-     * <p>Requires the {@link android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_ADMIN}
-     * permission
-     *
-     * @return true to indicate configure HCI log successfully, or false on
-     *         immediate error
-     * @hide
-     */
-    public boolean configHciSnoopLog(boolean enable) {
-        try {
-            mServiceLock.readLock().lock();
-            if (mService != null) return mService.configHciSnoopLog(enable);
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "", e);
-        } finally {
-            mServiceLock.readLock().unlock();
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Factory reset bluetooth settings.
      *
diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetooth.aidl b/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetooth.aidl
index b33781729b628..43c5ae4407c9e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetooth.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetooth.aidl
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ interface IBluetooth
     ParcelFileDescriptor connectSocket(in BluetoothDevice device, int type, in ParcelUuid uuid, int port, int flag);
     ParcelFileDescriptor createSocketChannel(int type, in String serviceName, in ParcelUuid uuid, int port, int flag);
 
-    boolean configHciSnoopLog(boolean enable);
     boolean factoryReset();
 
     boolean isMultiAdvertisementSupported();
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 3f3f8590abc0b..35a3c0c0d8c1e 100755
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -4719,13 +4719,6 @@ public final class Settings {
         @TestApi
         public static final String VOICE_INTERACTION_SERVICE = "voice_interaction_service";
 
-        /**
-         * bluetooth HCI snoop log configuration
-         * @hide
-         */
-        public static final String BLUETOOTH_HCI_LOG =
-                "bluetooth_hci_log";
-
         /**
          * @deprecated Use {@link android.provider.Settings.Global#DEVICE_PROVISIONED} instead
          */
diff --git a/core/tests/bluetoothtests/src/android/bluetooth/BluetoothInstrumentation.java b/core/tests/bluetoothtests/src/android/bluetooth/BluetoothInstrumentation.java
index 411a3f8949656..37b2a50ed670a 100644
--- a/core/tests/bluetoothtests/src/android/bluetooth/BluetoothInstrumentation.java
+++ b/core/tests/bluetoothtests/src/android/bluetooth/BluetoothInstrumentation.java
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ public class BluetoothInstrumentation extends Instrumentation {
             getAddress();
         } else if ("getBondedDevices".equals(command)) {
             getBondedDevices();
-        } else if ("enableBtSnoop".equals(command)) {
-            enableBtSnoop();
         } else {
             finish(null);
         }
@@ -116,12 +114,6 @@ public class BluetoothInstrumentation extends Instrumentation {
         finish(mSuccessResult);
     }
 
-    public void enableBtSnoop() {
-        Assert.assertTrue("failed to enable snoop log",
-                getBluetoothAdapter().configHciSnoopLog(true));
-        finish(mSuccessResult);
-    }
-
     public void finish(Bundle result) {
         if (result == null) {
             result = new Bundle();
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/BluetoothManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/BluetoothManagerService.java
index 5eb4db408a675..1262d88be8e1e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/BluetoothManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/BluetoothManagerService.java
@@ -1496,16 +1496,6 @@ class BluetoothManagerService extends IBluetoothManager.Stub {
                             if (mGetNameAddressOnly) return;
                         }
 
-                        try {
-                            boolean enableHciSnoopLog = (Settings.Secure.getInt(mContentResolver,
-                                Settings.Secure.BLUETOOTH_HCI_LOG, 0) == 1);
-                            if (!mBluetooth.configHciSnoopLog(enableHciSnoopLog)) {
-                                Slog.e(TAG,"IBluetooth.configHciSnoopLog return false");
-                            }
-                        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-                            Slog.e(TAG,"Unable to call configHciSnoopLog", e);
-                        }
-
                         //Register callback object
                         try {
                             mBluetooth.registerCallback(mBluetoothCallback);